Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 164: New Horizons

Moana

When we were finished with the tour, we stopped in the downstairs foyer. Headmistress Hawkins smiled at us, her brown eyes radiating with kindness.

“Well?” she asked. “What do you think?”

I looked over at Edrick expectantly. He was fairly quiet throughout the entire tour, only occasionally asking questions. I was a bit worried that he wouldn’t like it and that he would make up some excuse to say no, but much to my surprise, he looked down at Ella with a gentle smile.

“It’s up to you, Ella,” he said. “Do you like this school?”

Ella nodded excitedly. “I really like it here!” she said, squeezing Edrick’s hand tightly. “I really want to go to school here!”

Edrick smiled and looked up at the headmistress. “Well, I guess that’s that,” he said with a bit of a chuckle.

Headmistress Hawkins grinned. “Perfect,” she replied. “Let’s get you enrolled.”

…

That day, we got Ella enrolled in school. The school year would begin in just a few short weeks, which was fairly short notice, but I knew that Edrick would make sure that Ella was prepared.

beaming over the fact that Edrick was going to let Ella start going to school. Ella hadn’t stopped talking about it all day, and even getting her to sleep was a battle because she was so excited. It made me feel warm inside to see her get so excited over school, and

wasn’t the only thing that

important for any child to have access to a good art program in school, and it made me sad to think that the children at that school had been without a proper art program for years since the last art teacher passed away. Ella loved that school and wanted to go there so badly, and it was the perfect place for her to go, but it made me uneasy to think that she would be without a proper art class for the foreseeable future. Sure, I could give her some art lessons and make sure that she had time to be creative when she was home, but it wasn’t fair for

dealing with an internal dilemma as well. He was leaning on the balcony railing and looking out over the city, and when I came out, he looked over his shoulder at me with a strange expression on

I said, walking up

But I knew what he was thinking about: he was worried about Ella. He didn’t like the idea of sending

“You’re worried about her.”

replied, almost as though he didn’t want to admit that he actually had

walk in a safe neighborhood, it was still the city, after

she was at least a few years older. But I also knew

need to worry so much. And it’s in a

be dangerous, too,” he replied. His words made my heart sink; he wasn’t wrong. Bad things happened in schools all of the time, but it didn’t mean that he should spend the rest of his life worrying. For all we knew, someone could

thought back to the open art teacher position once more. I did, after all, have a degree in early childhood education with a concentration in art therapy. I did also have some teaching

be with Ella all day in case something happens.

been thinking the same thing when we were touring the school together earlier

you sure?” he asked, gesturing lightly toward my growing belly. “Won’t it be too

working every day, but it’s not like

start working and then have to take maternity leave just

Selina, and the maids, and I have you.

you’re right. I’m… sorry if it seems like I’m trying to talk you out of it. I’m just worried about…